Lewis Cass Politician

Lewis Cass (October 9, 1782 – June 17, 1866) was an American military officer and politician. During his long political career, Cass served as a governor of the Michigan Territory, an American ambassador, a U.S. Senator representing Michigan, and co-founder as well as first Masonic Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Michigan. He was the losing nominee of the Democratic Party for president in 1848. Cass was nationally famous as a leading spokesman for the controversial Doctrine of Popular Sovereignty, which would have allowed voters in the territories to determine whether to make slavery legal instead of having Congress decide.

Personal facts

Birth date	October 09, 1782
Birth place	New Hampshire , Exeter New Hampshire
Date of death	June 17, 1866
Place of death	Detroit , Michigan , United States
Profession	Lawyer

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military operations	War of 1812
military branch	United States Army
military rank	Brigadier general
office	President pro tempore of the Senate 14th United States Secretary of War 22nd United States Secretary of State 2nd Territorial Governor of Michigan
party	Democratic Party (United States)
president	Andrew Jackson Franklin Pierce James Buchanan
region	Michigan
service end	1814
service start	1812
successor	Joel Roberts Poinsett George Bryan Porter Jeremiah S. Black Zachariah Chandler Jesse D. Bright William R. King Thomas Fitzgerald (American politician)